Residents on a new housing development could be forgiven for being confused about the actual name of the road they live on.

Because one sign calls their road Lightning Grove - while the other insists it is Lightening Grove.

So they have the choice between one which is quite cool and summons up images of thundery storms, and one which is frankly a bit wishy-washy and means 'to make light' or 'to make more cheerful'.

The sign in Hucknall reading 'Lightning Grove'

Luckily for those on the road, which is on the Hawkers Place development in Hucknall, it's the first one which is actually correct.

A spokesperson for Persimmon Homes Nottingham, said: “We can confirm that the correct name of the road at our Hawkers Place development is Lightning Grove and the spelling error was a clerical mistake.

“We will be replacing the signs and are sorry for any confusion or inconvenience this has caused our customers and the general public."

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They added: "The popularity of our 171-home development has proved there is a high demand for new homes in Hucknall. We currently have a planning application with Ashfield District Council for a further phase.”

Although one of the signs has the Ashfield District Council logo on it, both signs are the responsibility of Persimmon.

The sign in Hucknall reading 'Lightening Grove'

Hawkers Place is on the old Rolls-Royce site off Watnall Road, and many of the roads have aviation-related names.

These include obvious ones like Spitfire Way, Hurricane Road and Airfield Way, but the development also features less well-known aircraft with roads such as Canberra Crescent, Mustang Close and Hunter Drive.

Ashfield District Council said that the original correspondence from Persimmon didn't specify the exact aircraft referred to in each road name.

However, the Lockheed Lightning was a Second World War American fighter, while the English Electric Lightning was an interceptor used by the RAF from the mid-1950s to 1988.